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本文作者Regina Brett，是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙 THE PLAIN DEALER 的 專欄作家。 她說：「為了慶祝自己漸漸老去，我曾寫了『人生给我上的45節課』。這是我 平生最受歡迎的一篇專欄。這個星期我的里程表將翻轉至 50，故在此更新。」 She said, “ To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I‘ve ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here’s an update”。 按: VCW將原文50節課裁為 33節。

01。人生不是公平的，但還算是好的。 - Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

02。如果所懷疑？你只管邁出一小步。 - When in doubt, just take the next small step.

03。人生苦短，短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何人。 - Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

05。和你的過去和解，它就不會搗亂你的現在了。 - Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

06。不要拿自己的人生和別人比較， 你根本不知道別人的生活是怎樣過 。 - Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all

07。一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變化， 不過別擔心，上帝從來不眨眼。 - Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

• 08。深吸一口氣，會平靜你的心。 - Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

09。把無用的、醜陋的、令人不高興的東西通通扔掉 。 - Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

10。凡殺不了你的肯定，會使你變得更堅強 。 - Whatever doesn't kill you really does make

11。再次得到童年的快樂永遠不嫌晚， 但是第二次得到只能靠自己，不能靠別人。 - It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

12。 點上蠟燭，用最好的被單，穿上最好的睡衣， 不要等到特殊的場合才用，今天就是好日子。 - Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is

13。 做好充分的準備，然後就順其自然 。 - Overprepare, then go with the flow.

14。現在就擺脫傳统，不要等到老了才穿紫色的衣服。 - Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

15。遇到倒霉的事可以問自己這樣一句話： 「五年以後, 這還重要嗎？」 Frame every so-called disaster with these words： "In five years, will this matter? "

16。原諒每一個人每一件事。 - Forgive everyone everything.

熱、/ 無 17。別人怎麼想，與你無關。 - What other people think of you is none of your business.

18。時間能癒合幾乎任何傷口，但要給時間以時間。 - Time heals almost everything. Give time.

19。相信奇跡會出現。 - Believe in miracles

20。上帝愛你因為他是上帝，不是因為你做了什麼，或者沒做什麼。 - God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

21。不要總是回顧人生。現在 就去表現，並盡量發揮。 - Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

22。老朽不堪總比英年早逝好。 - Growing old beats the alternative - dying

23。每一天都出門，奇跡在四處等著呢 。 - Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

24。如果我們把問題都堆在一起， 看完了別人的，我們必會把自己的撿回 來。 - If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

25。忌妒是浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的一切 。 - Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

26。最好的尚在後頭。 - The best is yet to come.

27。不管你感覺如何，起床、盛裝、好好表現 。 - No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

29。閱讀詩篇。它涵蓋了每種情感。 - Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

30。人生苦短，又何必長期 悲憫。 要不過着充實的生活， 要不奄奄一息。 - Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get

31。當涉及到追求你所熱愛的人 生， 不要接受否定的答覆 -When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.